Have you ever been away from your family for a long time? Errick McCollum is always away from his family because he lives in China. It is hard for your family to visit you when you live half way around the world. But having family there before a game always encouraged McCollum to play his best.
Living in a foreign country is tricky for McCollum. He has to have a translator everywhere he goes around China. McCollum said that while in China “I have a translator on the bench with me all the time.” It is hard for McCollum to understand people without a translator. It is hard for McCollum to talk to his teammates because not all of them can speak English very well.
Comparing China to the United States there is almost nothing the same. “You should ask what kind of meat it is before you eat it.” McCollum stated. There are different foods McCollum had to get used to eating like a lot of rice.
Even though Errick McCollum’s struggles seem great his teammates help him fight through.